Coal chute carrier



13, 1943. R SCHENBECK 2,316,290

COAL CHUTE CARRIER Filed Nov. 28, 1940 Patented Apr. 13, 1943 UNITED ST zeige@ FFICE l Claim.

This invention relates to material handling trucks such as coal trucks, and more particularly to a device for detachably securing a chute or the like to the truck body. The present invention is an improvement of my ychute carrier described and claimed in my Patent No. 2,169,453, issued August 15, 1939, and reference is directed to this patent for its detailed disclosures.

The particular object of this invention is to vprovide quick action, spring actuated support brackets that will firmly and securely hold the chute in position on the truck body, and to thereby reduce rattles and noises during transportation, and to facilitate mounting and dismounting of the chute.

Another object is to provide means to look the chute in the brackets to prevent theft.

Other objects and benefits will be disclosed in the following descriptions and drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a broken sectional end elevation view showing a preferred embodiment of my quickaction chute bracket with the chute clamped in position against the side of the truck.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation view of the bracket shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation View of the bracket as it appears on the section lines 3.-3 of Fig. l with the clamp in open position.

Fig. 4 is a broken end elevation view cf the clamp as shown in Fig. 3.

Novi7 referring to the drawing I designate the side of the truck by the numeral 5, and affixed to the truck side by the bolts l and 8 is a bracket 6 a plunger 9 is slidably mounted in the bracket S and this plunger 9 is liftable by the handle cam I pivoted in position at the upper end of 9 by the rivet H. Mounted in the opening of the bracket 6 is a compression spring i2 which normally forces the plunger 9 downward byits engagement with the cotter pin 3. On the bottom o-f the plunger 9 is a .bumper It which engages the chute flange l and forces it into retaining notch I6 integral with the bracket t.

It will readily be appreciated that by this structure the chute I5 is firmly held in the bracket I6 when the quick-action cam lever is in the position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. However, when the lever l0 is raised as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the chute may `be readily removed from the brackets. It will be understood that I intend to use a plurality of such brackets as clearly shown in lmy Patent No. 2,169,453, issued August 15, 1939.

In the illustrations I show an inturned nange l5 on the chute. However, it will be appreciated that for chutes with outwardly turned projections a mating notch may be made in the bumper I4 which will retain the chute in position exactly as shown for inwardly turne'd projections on the flanges. In this connection I would prefer to make the bumpers I of metal and fashion the bumper to nt any desired form of projection. In the preferred embodiment, as sho-wn in the illustrations, I would prefer to make the bumpers lli of molded rubber and thereby further reduce rattles and noises incident to transporting the chutes on trucks.

I show a hole Il through the plunger e and I provide this hole as a means to attach any conventional type of lock. With a lock in the opening I1, it will be appreciated that the plunger 9 cannot be lifted and, therefore, the chute is locked and held on the truck body.

From the foregoing' description it will be appreciated that I have provided in the present form of support bracket structure an arrangement whereby the chutes are firmly held in position with the spring actuated plunger and thereby rattles and noises incident to transportation are largely eliminated. It will further be appreciated that by raising the cam handles iii the plungers are conveniently and instantly withdrawn. and the chute may be readily removed. Further, with the plunger in locked position on the chutes, I have eifectively guarded against theft of `chutes when the truck is left una tended.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new:

A carrier for a channel chute having a projection on the edge of its side ange, comprising a member formed of a single strip of material having a body portion adapted to be aiixed to a vehicle body, said body portion having spaced outwardly projecting brackets thereon, one of said brackets having a retaining notch in a side thereof to engage a projection on the chute flange, a spring-actuated plunger slidably mounted in another of said brackets to hold the chute iiange in engagement with the first-mentioned bracket, and a quick-action cam lever pivoted to the vplunger to lift the plunger from engagement with the chute to permit Iwithdrawal of the chute from the bracket, said cam lever comprising an elongated bar having an integral olfset end portion, said end portion having a at end at right angles to the length thereof in position to rest directly on the bracket and hold the plunger retracted.

RUFUS SCHENBECK. 

